[pkg-lynx-maint] Bug#983208: lynx: embeds path to various binaries that differ with usrmerge

[Andreas Metzler]

Control: tags -1 pending

On 2021-02-21 Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant at reproducible-builds.org> wrote:
> Source: lynx
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch
> User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
> Usertags: usrmerge
> X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs at lists.alioth.debian.org

> The paths to various binaries are embedded in /usr/bin/lynx, which
> differs on a usrmerge vs. non-usrmerge system.

>   https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/diffoscope-results/lynx.html

>   /usr/bin/lynx

>   "/bin/gzip"
>   vs.
>   "/usr/bin/gzip"


> Patch attached which passes variables to configure to use the
> non-usrmerge locations, as usrmerge installations typically have
> compatibility symlinks, but not vice-versa.

> This does not resolve all reproducibility issues (e.g. when /bin/sh
> points to bash), but should reduce some of the noise when comparing the
> differences.
[...]

Hello,

Reluctantly applied. I don't get the point of trying to do reproducible
builds on systems that differ significantly (usrmerge or not), it feels
like make-work.

cu Andreas
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